CA2081504A1 - Gimbaled micro-head/flexure/conductor assembly and system - Google Patents

Gimbaled micro-head/flexure/conductor assembly and system

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CA2081504A1
CA2081504A1 CA2081504A CA2081504A CA2081504A1 CA 2081504 A1 CA2081504 A1 CA 2081504A1 CA 2081504 A CA2081504 A CA 2081504A CA 2081504 A CA2081504 A CA 2081504A CA 2081504 A1 CA2081504 A1 CA 2081504A1
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flexure
assembly
transducer unit
head
conductor assembly
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Harold J. Hamilton
Timothy W. Martin
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Censtor Corp
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Timothy W. Martin
Censtor, Corp.
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B5/48—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed
    • G11B5/4806—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed specially adapted for disk drive assemblies, e.g. assembly prior to operation, hard or flexible disk drives
    • G11B5/4853—Constructional details of the electrical connection between head and arm
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B5/48—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed
    • G11B5/4806—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed specially adapted for disk drive assemblies, e.g. assembly prior to operation, hard or flexible disk drives
    • G11B5/4813—Mounting or aligning of arm assemblies, e.g. actuator arm supported by bearings, multiple arm assemblies, arm stacks or multiple heads on single arm
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B5/00—Recording by magnetisation or demagnetisation of a record carrier; Reproducing by magnetic means; Record carriers therefor
    • G11B5/48—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed
    • G11B5/4806—Disposition or mounting of heads or head supports relative to record carriers ; arrangements of heads, e.g. for scanning the record carrier to increase the relative speed specially adapted for disk drive assemblies, e.g. assembly prior to operation, hard or flexible disk drives
    • G11B5/4826—Mounting, aligning or attachment of the transducer head relative to the arm assembly, e.g. slider holding members, gimbals, adhesive

Abstract

A low-mass head/flexure/conductor assembly for reading and writing information with respect to a rigid magnetic recording disk. The assembly includes a read/write transducer unit, an elongate flexure, and gimbal structure interconnecting and articulating the transducer unit and the flexure for selected, limited relative roll and pitch, without relative yaw. Conductive ribbons that form part of the gimbal structure also form part of the conductive circuit provided in the assembly. The assembly has an effective mass of no more than about 1.5-milligrams. Plural, hardened, wear-resistant feet are formed on the transducer unit for enabling sliding contact with the recording surface in a disk. <IMAGE>
CA002081504A 1991-10-28 1992-10-27 Gimbaled micro-head/flexure/conductor assembly and system Expired - Fee Related CA2081504C (en)

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US07/783,619 US5490027A (en) 1991-10-28 1991-10-28 Gimbaled micro-head/flexure/conductor assembly and system
US07/783,619 1991-10-28

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CA2081504A1 true CA2081504A1 (en) 1993-04-29
CA2081504C CA2081504C (en) 1999-03-09

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EP (1) EP0540283B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE161997T1 (en)
CA (1) CA2081504C (en)
DE (1) DE69223922D1 (en)

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